#198: Catching up with the Anaconda distribution
It's time to catch up with the Anaconda crew and see what's new in the Anaconda distribution. This edition of Python was created to solve some of the stickier problems of deployment, especially in the data science space. Their usage gives them deep insight into how Python is being used in the enterprise space as well. Which turns out to be a very interesting part of the conversation.
9 Feb 20191h 5min
#197: Modern Python Standard Library Cookbook
A recent twitter poll went around the web and it asked, what percentage of the Python standard library do you think you know? Someone copied me on it, maybe expecting some really high percentage answer. In reality, what I did answer and my rough estimate is that it's probably around 50%.
2 Feb 20191h 1min
#196: Datalore: Hosted smart notebooks
If you are doing any sort of data exploration, you've likely heard about Jupyter notebooks. In fact, there are quite a few options for running and hosting your Jupyter notebooks. You may have heard me rave about PyCharm as an editor too. Well, on this episode, you'll meet Adam Hood from the Datalore team at JetBrains. That's a new project that tries to bring some of the power of PyCharm to notebooks and more.
23 Jan 201949min
#195: Teaching Python at Apple
When you think of learning Python, what type of developer or technologist comes to mind? Is it someone looking to get their first job or maybe moving from .NET to Python and looking for a shift in their careers?
20 Jan 20191h
#194: Learning (and teaching) Python in a vacuum
How do you learn programming when you're working in a vacuum? Sure there are resources on the internet, but sometimes just bouncing ideas of others in person makes a huge difference. Join me along with Rusti Gregory as we discuss how he is learning and teaching Python in a small town in Vermont.
11 Jan 20191h 6min
#193: Data Science Year in Review 2018 Edition
This year, 2018, is the year that the number of data scientists doing Python equals the number of web developers doing Python. That's why I've invited Jonathon Morgan to join me to count down the top 10 stories in the data science space.
31 Des 20181h 20min
#192: Python Year in Review 2018 Edition
It's been a fantastic year for Python. Literally, every year is better than the last with so much growth and excitement in the Python space. That's why I've asked two of my knowledgeable Python friends, Dan Bader and Brian Okken, to help pick the top 10 stories from the Python community for 2018.
26 Des 201859min
#191: Python's journey at Microsoft
When you think about Microsoft, do you think about Python? Maybe not, but you probably should. They have been doing an incredible amount of work to improve Python for folks on Windows as well as the broader community. You can think of the wild growth of Visual Studio code. But did you know that 5 core developers work there and the majority of Python development happens on Windows?
18 Des 20181h 12min
